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Sept. 6, 19 F. w. MAGEE MOTORISTS EYESHIELD Filed July 1. 1950 Patented Sept. 6, 1932 (UNITED STATES.

FREDERICK WILLIAM MAGEE, OF LONDON, ONTARIO, CANADA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO THOMAS WILLIAM BAKER, OF LONDON, ONTARIO, CANADA MOTORIST S EYESHIELD Application filed July 1, 1930. Serial No. 465,174.

My invention relates to improvements in motorists eye shields, and the object of the invention is to devise a shield which may be worn by any driver and by which all those strong headlight rays, which cannot be comfortably absorbed by the driver maybe neutralized and thereby ensure of his having clear vision at all times, and at the same time devise a shield which will not be seriously effected either by the heat of the suns rays or any flame brought into contact therewith so as to jeopardize the eyes of the wearer, and it consists essentially of the arrangement and construction of parts as hereinafter more particularly explained.

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of my eye shield showing it applied to the eyes of a wearer.

Fig. 2 is a cross sectional view taken through the centre of the shield and nose piece.

Fig. 3 is a perspective detail of a celluloid or other semi-transparent strip.

In the drawing like letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in each figure.

The body of the shield is formed by a sheet metal strip 1 bent upon a. medial line 1 to form an inverted pocket open at its lower edge and provided with aligned perforations 2 and 3 in the Walls thereof. 4 is a strip of coloured celluloid or other semi-transparent material which fits within the pocket and protrudes therefrom along its lower edge so as to form a transparent strip 4* along the lower edge of the shield through which the eyes of the driver may observe the on-coming traflic without the eyes being affected by strong headlight rays. I 7

2* are spectacle arms pivoted to the shield so as to support the same in position in front of the wearers eyes.

5 is a perforation formed in the strip 4. in align with the perforations 2 and 3. 6 is a metal strip extending transversely across the centre of the shield bodyor pocket 1 and provided with a perforation 6* in align with the perforations 2, 3 and 5. 7 is a rivet extending through the perforations 6 and the perforations 2, 3 and 5 aligned therewith thereby securing the parts together.

If, at any time, the protruding portion 4B.

of the celluloid strip 4L becomes affected by light so that it loses its efficiency the strip may be easily removed and reversed so that the opposite edge of the strip protrudes to form the portion 4 The upper end of the strip 6 is bent over as indicated at 8 so as to hold the strip in place, the lower end of the strip being bent outward as indicated at 9, the outwardly bent portion being provided with wings 9 and 9 forming a nose piece bearing upon the top and against each side of the nose as clearly indicated in Fig.1.

From this description it will be seen that I have devised an eye shield for motorists which may be readily worn by any driver, being adjusted by bending the nose piece to fit the nose of the particular individual, and which will protect the eyes from the light rays when the driver is looking directly towards the strong headlights of opposing traffic, in which. the body of the transparentstrip is protected so that only a very narrow portion thereof will be exposed so that it may not be ignited by the flame of a match or lighted cigar end and will, therefore, not form a serious menace for the eyes of the driver to render it unusable, and in which the length of the life of the shield may be readily increased by reversing this strip of transparent material so that both longitudinal edges thereof may be utilized asan eye protecting medium.

What I claim as my'invention is:

V A motorists eye shield comprising an.

opaque shield body formed of'sheet material having aligned orifices in the opposite walls thereof located centrally of the shield body near its outer edge, a strip of transparent 'PATE Nsr orries fragile sheet material fitting between the Walls of the shield body to form protection from injury and projecting slightly beyond the lower edges of said Walls to form a narroW transparent unprotected edging, and having an orifice so positioned as to be in alignment with the orifices of the shield body When either longitudinal edge of the strip is located Within said shield body end, means passing through the aligned orifices of the Wall and transparent strip to permit of the inversion of said fragile strip so that either v longitudinal edge'may be utilized as desired.

FREDERICK WILLIAM MAGEE. 

